Best Mimi Poems

Mimi and Mary T.
By

M P Walsh


It was 25 December,
And a snug-warm Christmas day.
The temp was over 50,
The weather: bright, not gray.

But a sadness on this...

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She left this world much the way she came in,
still kicking and screaming and conceived in sin....

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A small study lamb, 
a tea cup with sharpened lead pencils 
(number two),
 polished wooden panels:
walls dressed in masks
 (African vodun mugs).  

An old...

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Cherry wood accents, glass entombed

precious moments captured, enshrined

antique curio cabinet, bring me back in time

that porcelain doll, great gram's pearl

painted piercing eyes still reflecting her...

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"More Spongebob, Mimi"--this I hear
        a dozen times a day.
        How...

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Though I can't give a full account
		of all the Lord has given me,
		I can say that my list begins
		with life, His love, and family.

		I have...

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Nostalgic Nights.
The smell of gas in the vintage moped I drove an hour to buy, 
Driving down that small-town street at night,
Lit by the dim...

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Where I’m From

I’m from tea parties and tutu’s,
From fingernail painting and Oreo cookies.
I’m from jumping on the trampoline,
And water sprinklers in the front yard.
I’m from...

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As I reflect upon my life, it scares me in a way
For, my condescending attitude was never okay.

Once a strong, brave soldier, I never contemplated...

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Napenda kupenda upendo wako: Allow Me to Love the Love In You

Napenda kupenda upendo wako 
Napenda kupenda upendo wako 
Napenda kupenda upendo wako 
allow me...

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No Maria -
when a Bernstein motif lingers.
No rosary beads -
they'll simply slip 
through bourbon-stained fingers.
God carved the seven continents,
with skillful guise, 
and Puccini cries.
Adam's rib...

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To tell the truth,
I was no fan of opera, in my youth...

When did it come...?   That turning point....?
I do not know, ........
 ...

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I was asleep
And in my dreams were visions
Visions of beauty grandeur
For there were
Angels
Interacting moving so invasively
Such wonders
A delight beautiful as prisms and lights and they...

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Cap'n & the Wench  *part the fourth*

Says the Wench t'the Cap'n "Me thinks I'll 'ave me some White Lightnin' " 
So says the Cap'n...

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Mister,
can you help a poor rich fella out
Right now, I’m kinda down on my luck,
and that sucks
Will you help me out, please ...
can you spare...

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